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Preventive and proactive care: research report

Preventive and proactive care: research report

While we know there is much good practice in prevention happening across England, the evidence base is limited or dispersed. With rising financial pressures, it is important for health and social care systems to make as strong a case as possible for this investment. Our report provides peer learning for local health and care systems.

The LGA’s submission to Change NHS

Read our submission to the Change NHS portal, submitted on 2 December 2024. This is a major opportunity for the local government sector to use our collective voice to help shape the Ten-Year Plan for Health.

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Earlier action and support: The case for prevention in adult social care and beyond

Prevention is a central feature of the new Government’s mission-led approach to national renewal. Our joint publication makes the case for a shift towards taking action and offering support earlier, so that more people can live the lives they want. This creates a new opportunity to deliver.

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Understanding the management and monitoring of waiting lists in adult social care

There is increasing desire to develop shared metrics relating to care waiting lists and waiting times for adult social care assessment, support, and reviews. However, different approaches make comparison or national overview and understanding difficult to achieve. These are our findings and next steps following stakeholder engagement.

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Your guide to Care Quality Commission assessments for adult social care in councils

This short booklet aims to give those responsible for preparing for CQC assessment an ‘off the shelf’ set of information and guidance to share with staff.

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Improvement support programme 2023-2024: Annual report

This report highlights the activities and support offers delivered over the course of the 23/24 improvement programme, highlighting the councils or systems we have engaged with, the unique support offers we have developed and the outcomes and outputs we have achieved in delivery of our improvement programme.

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A framework for achieving excellence in mental health discharge

This practical guidance draws on extensive engagement with front line teams, statutory guidance and mental health discharge operational models that are working well across the country.

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Championing inclusion health: Local government’s key role

Local government plays a vital role in championing inclusion health for our most vulnerable communities. This report and the case studies within it offer insight into the optimal ways of working with inclusion health groups, whilst also shining a light on the scale of work required to improve healthcare for a diverse range of people across England

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Briefing: Developing a community asset based approach

Understanding the necessary conditions for councils with adult social care responsibilities to move to collaborative, strength- based, preventative approaches.

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Supporting the adult social care front door: A community coordinated approach (practitioners' guide)

A practitioners' guide to applying the community coordinated approach for adult social care front door model. This report is linked to a strategic overview of the model.

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